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Avril(艾薇儿) Lavigne is an excellent teenage(十几岁的)singer. She made a great success because of her musical talent(天才, 天赋).

She wrote her songs by herself, played the guitar and had a wide range of voice(音域) when she was only 17 years old. She began to sing her own rock-and-roll(摇滚乐) music. She is a talent in the musical world. People in many different countries like her songs very much.

Avril Lavigne isn’t a quiet girl. She is a true wild active and crazy girl. She started showing her voice and character at around age 2. “I’m just coming out and I’m going to be myself. I write what I feel. I never worry about what others think.” Avril said.

Her music can reach girls’ and boys’ hearts and even some adults’, too. I can’t wait to be out there; I want to rock the world! I want people to know what music is real and honest(坦率的)——it comes from my heart. I am just being true to myself.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)

1.Avril became a singer when she was 27 years old.

2.She asked a famous writer to write songs for her.

3.Only Canadian people like her songs very much.

4.She wants to sing and rock all over the world.

5.Avril is a quiet and lovely girl.

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　　Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw (华沙) in Poland (波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, when he went to Paris, no people but he could play the piano very well.

　　At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian (匈牙利的) pianist Franz Liszt.

　　One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and the people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising (不停地赞扬) the pianist and thought that Liszt had reached something new in playing the piano.

　　Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.

　　Liszt had planned (安排) all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent (天才), Chopin soon became famous.

1．Chopin was ________.

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A．the greatest musician in the world

B．a famous Polish pianist

C．a famous Paris pianist

D．one of the greatest musicians in Hungary

2．The wonderful piano concert started ________.

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A．after all the lights were turned on

B．when Liszt sat down at the piano

C．after all the lights were turned off

D．when Chopin went to the piano

3．When the music came to an end ________.

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A．Liszt stood at the piano

B．all the lights were turned off again

C．Chopin stood at the piano

D．people went out of the hall

4．Chopin became famous ________.

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A．before he came to the concert

B．because he was a student of Liszt's

C．because people in Paris liked him very much

D．since he played so well at the concert

5．From the story we know ________.

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A．Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from Liszt

B．Liszt planned to make Chopin famous

C．Liszt was Chopin's teacher

D．one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist

　　Young Jimmy, aged seven, spent all his free time with a pencil, drawing the world as he saw it.

　　When his mother took him to a park, he did not want to play with the other children. All he wanted to do was drawing. His father was quite worried.

　　“I don' t want Jimmy to spend his whole life drawing, ” he said .

　　“Why not?” his mother argued (争论) . “Some people do. Think about all the famous artists (画家) . Rembrandt, Gaugin, Van Gogh. Their main (主要的) interest in life was their art.”

　　“Huh!”Jimmy's father said. “They had talent (天才). Jimmy just draws. ”

　　“He's young yet,” his mother argued. “He'll get better. Anyway (不管怎样) , I think he' s already showing a lot of ability (能力).”

　　“If he's so good, ”his father said, “maybe we' d better find him a teacher. Then he'll learn how to draw.”

　　A week later, Jimmy had his first lesson with his art teacher.

　　“Now Jimmy, ” the art teacher said, “I want you to draw a picture of someone important to you. ”

　　Jimmy began to draw very carefully, making sure every line was exactly (恰好) where he wanted it.

　　“What are you drawing a picture of?”the art teacher asked.

　　“God, ” Jimmy said.

　　“But no one knows what God looks like, ”the teacher said.

　　“They will when I've finished, ” Jimmy answered.

1．Why was Jimmy's father worried?

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2．What did Jimmy' s mother think?

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A．She thought he was ill.

B．She thought one day he might be famous.

C．She thought he had no talent.

D．She thought he was as good as Rembrandt.

3．What did his parents do for Jimmy?

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A．They took him to a school.

B．They found him a good doctor.

C．They bought him some new pencils.

D．They found him an art teacher.

4．Who did Jimmy draw?

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